Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
BOYS OF ALL KINDS.
The Worst Man Was Once No Better and Nc
Worse Than Most of These.

Worse Than Most of These.
Oil City Blizzard: A boy travelling with
his father got up in the night and walked
out of the door of the sleeping car, which
was going at full speed, and did not awake
until he began turning somersaults. Then
he said: "All right, pa; I'm getting right
up" and was fast asleep again when the
trackman found him.
Chicago Advance When lot of lit
tie boys get together and, touching a
match to fuse, drop an armful of fire.
crackers into an empty barrel and then
stand off watching the effect, it may
seem for moment as if the heavens
were about to tumble. But when they
come up again and peep over into it they
| find nothing but heap of smoky little
wads Of colored paper that have only
burst themselves in their spasm for mo-
mentary sensational effect. This little
parable is commended to good many
people who may be prone to measure
things by the momentary noise they seem
to be making. Noise is no measure of
power.
New York SIM: Here is the compost
ton of an Indian pupil at the Hampton
school: ''One day, bright day, and lit
lie bird happy and stood on log and
sang all day long. That bird doesn't
know any thing about cat. Sha thinks
nobody is near to her. But behind the
near log one sly cat is watching. She
want to eat for supper, and she thinks
about stealing all the time. The old cat
came very slow, and by and by she GO af-
ter the little bird, but she does not sec
him, and sang loud again. She sang just
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when ever died go to heaven. That bird
said these all words, and I shall not for
get the bird what it said, and these all
words It said and after two three minutes
go died; that cat jumped and catch and
kill, eat all up except little things from
bird, wings, legs, or skin, and that bird
is glad to be because she is very good
! bird. That little bird has last time sang,
and very happy was little bird after that.
1 thing the old cat have good dinner and
happy just same as the bird was at first
time"
! Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: A small white
| boy was caught taking lemon in store
in Greenville, S. c., the other day, when
the merchant called him back and gave
him an orange and told him not to eat
! lemons.
! 1t was the witcbing ACur of dusk, when
a little figure in straw hat and torn
trousers, with bundle of evening papers
under his arm, stood out under the cleo
trio light at third and Wabasha and
msmentarily blocked the pathway of
gentleman who was taking stroll.
"Please, SIR" walled the figure, with
much tremor of voice and shedding of
tears, won't yer buy a papera Amt
sold but two ter-day, and Pm most
starved" aPoor little fellow" said the
gentleman, "I'll take all your papers.
Here's quarter" The transaction was
consumated in twinkling. The gentle
man walked on down Third street with
the papers, and with marvellous agility
for such a sufferer the newsboy slid
around the corner where fellow-gamin
was in waiting. Tears and tremor had
alike disappeared. 'Now, Cuff, you slip
round through Cedar street and strike
the blokey for them papers to sell again.
These tactics were successfully carried
out. The citizen pursued his walk in
the happy consciousness Of having re-
lievedafa bit of human suffering, snd tbs the
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